Mine must be 8 – 10 years old with a Tecumseh engine and it’s listed at 24:1.

Yes, winding that spring will drive you nuts! If it happens to me again I’m gonna turn the auger upside down and use the motor to bang a hole in the ice! This post reminds me I need to get that recoil kit ordered from SM.

Yes, only access to the lake is through the park, I have not heard if ice is thick enough for vehicle traffic yet though.

I like my good old propane lantern better than the LED rope light in my voyager. One nice thing about the lantern is the portability. You can use the light while tearing down your shack and light your way walking off the ice or fishing on a bucket on those nice nights…

7 TO 9 inches on Long Lake near Centuria today.

Thanks everyone for your replies, nice to get some real world experiences to help base a purchase on. After realizing I am going to be in for $500, it’s only another $100 to go up to a LX-6 so that’s what I will be getting. My wife can only stay mad for so long anyway, wright? (assuming she finds out) Thanks again!